Israel recognizes that Somaliland provides an opportunity for trilateral cooperation between Taiwan, Israel and Somaliland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday, adding that Taipei would continue to seek more cooperative opportunities with the two nations, as well as deepen connecti
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Yilan at 11:05pm yesterday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.The epicenter was about 32.3km east of Yilan County Hall, at a depth of 72.8km, CWA data showedThere were no immediate reports of damage.The intensity of the quake, which gauges the actual eff
BUDGET: Each apartment would have a NT$9.6 million funding ceiling, and elderly and disadvantaged residents would receive NT$300,000 in interior renovation funds
Residents of 600 aging residential buildings are to benefit from the Executive Yuan’s building renovation and life extension project, which is expected to produce NT$10 billion (US$317.9 million) in added value for the construction sector, a government official said yesterday.The project is to have
China passed a revised law that for the first time formally regulates uncrewed aircraft, a move set to reshape the country’s fast-growing drone and low-altitude economy sectors, state media said yesterday.The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress approved the changes to the Civil Avia
Thailand and Cambodia yesterday ended weeks of fierce border clashes with a second ceasefire in the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian nations.The ceasefire was holding, Thai Ministry of Defense spokesperson Surasant Kongsiri said about two hours after it went into effect at noon.“S
‘POLITICAL GAME’: DPP lawmakers said the motion would not meet the legislative threshold needed, and accused the KMT and the TPP of trivializing the Constitution
The Legislative Yuan yesterday approved a motion to initiate impeachment proceedings against President William Lai (賴清德), saying he had undermined Taiwan’s constitutional order and democracy.The motion was approved 61-50 by lawmakers from the main opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the s
The Executive Yuan yesterday approved amendments to the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例) that would require legislators to obtain approval before traveling to China.Under the draft amendments, civil servants ranked below “grade 10”
Four people were yesterday charged with contravening the National Security Act (國家安全法) and the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例) for allegedly leaking classified information about then-president Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) visit to South and Central America in 2023, and other classified secrets to China. The pr
MASSIVE SPENDING: The new budget allocates more than ￥970 billion to bolster Japan’s missile capabilities and ￥100 billion to deploy uncrewed coastal drones
Japan’s Cabinet yesterday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding ￥9 trillion (US$58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capabilities and coastal defense with cruise missiles and uncrewed arsenals as tensions rise in the region.The draft budget for fiscal 2026, be
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered officials to step up production of missiles and construct more factories to meet his military’s growing need for the projectiles, state media said yesterday.Pyongyang has significantly increased missile testing over the past few years — which analysts said
’CONSISTENT MESSAGING’ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it would maintain an ‘open and pragmatic’ attitude amid hopes that Honduras would revive formal ties
Taiwan has “direct contact” with Honduras’ new president-elect, and with the assistance of the US, the restoration of formal diplomatic relations is “something to look forward to,” a senior foreign affairs official said yesterday.The National Party of Honduras’ Nasry Asfura on Wednesday was declared
CATS AND DOGS: Cat owners who fail to microchip their pets would face fines of up to NT$15,000, matching rules for dog owners, the Ministry of Agriculture said
The minimum monthly wage next month is to rise to NT$29,500 (US$937.10) from NT$28,590, while the minimum hourly wage would be NT$196, up from NT$190.About 1.74 million people are expected to benefit from the adjustment of the minimum monthly wage, while about 730,000 would benefit from the hourly w
Beijing could eventually see a full invasion of Taiwan as the only “prudent” way to bring about unification, the US Department of Defense said in an annual report to the US Congress on Tuesday.The Pentagon’s Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republi
The north concourse of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport’s Terminal 3 officially began operations yesterday and is expected to ease congestion during early-morning transfer and departure peak hours, the airport operator said.About 40 flights are to use the north concourse every day, Taoyuan Inter
Saudi Arabia yesterday formally called on United Arab Emirites (UAE)-backed separatists in Yemen to withdraw from two governorates that their forces control in the country, a move that threatens sparking a confrontation within a fragile coalition battling the Houthi rebels.The statement from the Sau
PENTAGON ASSESSMENT: A US report said that even as China and Russia deepen their partnership, cooperation is hindered by a ‘mutual distrust’ of each other
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as of October had doubled the number of ships and airplanes deployed around Taiwan compared with the previous two years, Vice Minister of National Defense Hsu Szu-chien (徐斯儉) said yesterday, a day after the opposition-controlled legislature voted against re
‘JOINT DETERRENCE’: Representative Keisuke Suzuki said that to make sure a Taiwan contingency does not happen, ‘we need to beef up our deterrence capabilities’
Closer bilateral collaboration between Taiwan and Japan is important to enhance joint deterrence capabilities and prevent a “Taiwan contingency,” Japanese Representative Keisuke Suzuki told a news conference in Taipei yesterday as he concluded a three-day visit to the country.Suzuki, a former Japane
The M1A2T Abrams tanks that Taiwan purchased from the US participated in a combat readiness exercise in Hsinchu on Tuesday, marking the first time they had operated outside their base.The army’s 584th Armored Brigade conducted a battalion-level exercise to test troops’ ability to respond to continge
The US Department of State on Tuesday said that it would deny visas to a former EU commissioner and four others, accusing them of seeking to “coerce” US social media platforms into censoring viewpoints they oppose.“These radical activists and weaponized NGOs [non-governmental organizations] have adv
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